View Image

Asymptote is a powerful descriptive vector graphics language that provides a natural coordinate-based framework for technical drawing. Labels and equations are typeset with LaTeX, for high-quality PostScript output.Asymptote is a graphic tool that provides a standard for typesetting mathematical figures.

A major advantage of Asymptote over other graphics packages is that it is a programming language, as opposed to just a graphics program.

FEATURES:

· provides a standard for typesetting mathematical figures, just as TeX/LaTeX has become the standard for typesetting equations.
· inspired by MetaPost, with a much cleaner, powerful C++-like programming syntax and floating-point numerics;
· mathematically oriented (e.g. rotation of vectors by complex multiplication);
· LaTeX typesetting of labels (important for document consistency);
· uses simplex method and deferred drawing to solve overall size constraint issues between fixed-sized objects (labels and arrowheads) and objects that should scale with figure size;
· fully generalizes MetaPost path construction algorithms to three-dimensions;
· compiles commands into virtual machine code for speed without sacrificing portability;
· high-level graphics commands are implemented in the Asymptote language itself, allowing them to be easily tailored to specific applications